Crime
Lockdown at Oakton Elementary School lifted, No active shooter
Oakton Elementary School was placed on lockdown due to reports of an armed individual in the area. However, there is no active shooter situation. No shots have been fired, and no injuries have been reported.
The armed individual, who is known to the school community, has left the area and is heading southbound. Law enforcement agencies are actively investigating the incident.
The lockdown affected students who were still on campus after dismissal. The incident was a dispute between two individuals and not a random act of violence.
The school is lifting the lockdown, and remaining students are being released.
Police have made contact with the armed subject, and they are cooperating with authorities.
There is no immediate danger to the public, but it is advisable to avoid the area while the investigation continues.
The Chicago Police Department has charged a man in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman at a CTA Green Line station on Thursday afternoon.
Willi Holmes, 54, faces one felony count of first-degree murder following the death of 25-year-old Emily Carlson.
According to authorities, the incident occurred around 1:00 p.m. at the Central Avenue Green Line station.
Preliminary investigations reveal that Carlson was with another individual when a verbal altercation broke out involving Holmes.
The argument escalated into a physical confrontation, during which Holmes allegedly produced a knife and stabbed Carlson in the back.
Holmes then fled the scene.
Emergency medical personnel responded, and Carlson was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was later pronounced deceased.
Chicago police officers quickly located and arrested Holmes shortly after the attack.
A weapon believed to have been used in the stabbing was recovered at the time of his arrest.
Sources indicated that the altercation began on the station platform and continued onto the street.
Holmes is currently in custody and is scheduled to appear at a detention hearing on Saturday.
The investigation remains ongoing.